Malaysia
SC Malaysia unveils three initiatives to spur innovation at SCxSC Fintech Summit 2024
Regulatory sandbox, securities tokenization, tokenized bonds with Khazanah
Tech-agnostic approach for tokenised securities and identify best practices
Concerns and implementations of AI in Malaysia’s digital landscape at the Malaysia Digital Tech Adoption Summit
Suggestion to take notes from the EU AI Act
Successful AI implementation starts with a clear, structured approach
inDrive aims to strengthen growth in Malaysia with benefits to attract more drivers
Introduce daily insurance, expand driver support centers to Penang, JB
Malaysian ride hailing set to hit projected value of US$570 mil by 2029
Malaysia Digital Tech Adoption Summit stresses acceleration of AI adoption
Onboarded 140 AI solution providers into ecosystem with US$232mil revenue
372 MSMEs have completed onboarding at the Dattel Asia led MyDataHub.Ai
Petronas wraps up digital acceleration programme for 2024 with inaugural cohort in Penang
12-day programme strengthens students’ digital literacy, enhance job prospects
More editions to come via collaboration with higher learning institutions, industry
Malaysia’s Meraque Group and Uzbekistan Ministry of Agriculture ink agriculture technology partnership
Collaboration around developing a drone ecosystem policy for agriculture
Prioritise education, knowledge-sharing, and servicing within agricultural sector
Boeing relaunches its Malaysian manufacturing site as Boeing Composites Malaysia
Growth over last 77 years, a recognition of aerospace industry capabilities
Site is Boeing’s first wholly owned manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia
DNB terminates share subscription agreement with TM
TM requested further extension, DNB turned this down without offering reason
Termination does not impact validity of completed SSAs with the four MNOs
AWS launches Infrastructure Region in Malaysia with US$6.2bil investment through to 2037
Higher investment than the US$5.8bil first announced in 2023
Add about US$12.1 bil to GDP, support 3.5k jobs at external businesses annually
Antler closes US$72m SEA Fund II on SEA startups from day zero to growth stage
Invest in tech-enabled companies, focusing on Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia
US$$3mil is earmarked to be invested in Malaysian startups over the next few months
